Paint mark on rims

[darylzero]

I just noticed in some other peoples pictures they have a blue paint dot on one or more of their rims, mine has had this since day one and I just thought it got on there somehow. Is this something Nissan does or the dealers do for rotating tires or something?
Does anyone else have some paint dot of any color on their rims?

I noticed it on Bizdak's post from this page, 2nd picture, 2011-rogue-grill-and-bumper-t509107-60.html#p6370166

[ImStricken06]

your car has marks & dots all over, on thousands of parts. its just part of checking that the certain bolts were tightened correctly to specs when your car was being built. im not sure exactly what dot you have, or are referring too- so i will cover all the possible reasons.
(we do the same on many bolts when tearing our race-bikes apart and rebuilding them pre-season). not a biggy.

sometimes its the "heavy" portion of the rim. The tires have a paint or decal on them also to indicate the light part of the tire. The person installing the tire should line-up the dot with marked spot on the tire. If no dot exists on the rim, the dot on the tire should be lined-up with the valve stem.

[jcircus]

You can find a detailed explanation of the tire dots here - http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/us ... ra_doc.asp
The yellow dot, is actually the "light" side of the tire... but im sure thats what ImStricken ment.

[ImStricken06]

You can find a detailed explanation of the tire dots here - http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/us ... ra_doc.asp
The yellow dot, is actually the "light" side of the tire... but im sure thats what ImStricken ment.

correct- i worded it wrong. let me go back & change it.
"So, when the valve stem is mounted, the wheel is about 1.2 ounces heavier at the valve stem location, making it the heavy point of the aluminum wheel. When you mount the tire with the yellow dot (the light point) next to the valve stem (the heavy point), you are at least partially balancing out the assembly."

[darylzero]

You can find a detailed explanation of the tire dots here - http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/us ... ra_doc.asp
The yellow dot, is actually the "light" side of the tire... but im sure thats what ImStricken ment.

Thanks jcircus, but I was talking about this


My rim has that exact same blue paint. I find it very odd they would do that to rims on a brand new car. What if you bought a GTR with paint on the rims you would go ape s***, am I right?

[jcircus]

Yeah agreed. the paint dot is ugly.... I just checked my rogue (which is only a few months old) and it also has the blue dot, lined up with the red dot on the tire. I guess I can live with it if the wheel is balanced properly with the least amount of ugly weights. you could always remove it, and make some kind of tiny punch mark instead? just let the tire shop know what you did when servicing the tires/wheels.

[Rogue One]

Only have this on one of my rims. Never paid any attention to it. Not a big deal IMO.

[cmesurf]

The colored dots on the rims is a visual indication that wheel has been check for quality control unlike the tire dots. Wheel dot can be any where on the rim as long it's easily visible.

[Qashqai]

. you could always remove it, and make some kind of tiny punch mark instead? just let the tire shop know what you did when servicing the tires/wheels.

You don't have to worry about this blue dot. I will disappear after two three car washes.
You don't have to "punch" your rim, to replace the blue paint, because it is just a quality control mark.
You don't have to let the guys at the tire shop to know you have to much time to waste and to few problems in your life...

These blue dots are my least concern about my car. I seriously don't understand how people pay attention to those tiny details and make them a problem...

[ImStricken06]

you could always remove it, and make some kind of tiny punch mark instead? just let the tire shop know what you did when servicing the tires/wheels.

PLEASE, DO NOT DO THAT lol

you dont want to create any kind of stress fractures, cracks, dents, etc. cracks can develop instantly even if they are not able to be see with the naked eye. cracks, dents, chips, etc will chip away the clear coat & paint, and then will also create a weak spot in the soft aluminum.

[jcircus]

It's not just a QA dot... It was put there by the manufacture to mark the heavy side of the rim, so when the factory mounts the tires they are balanced with less weights. Probably not a big deal to scrub them off and use the valve stem to line up the tires when replacing.
Please dont speculate what they are without facts. I worked at a dealership for 15 years. I know exactly what they are for.
go check every new car on the lot... EVERY one has the blue dot exactly lined up with either a red or yellow tire dot.

Just an fyi, rims had punch marks, long before blue dots. but regardless your probably right ImStricken now that i think about it.

[ImStricken06]

EVERY one has the blue dot exactly lined up with either a red or yellow tire dot.
Just an fyi, rims had punch marks, long before blue dots. but regardless your probably right ImStricken now that i think about it.

your 100% right, those are heavy side of the rim, dots.

and regarding the punching of the dents, idk if the rims back in the day were cast already with the indents or not.
personally, i wouldn't even go near hitting my rims with even a center punch.

[jcircus]

yeah, ive been out of the auto business for quite awhile now.. i was thinking of the old steel rims when i mentioned it. thats how we used to mark them.
the latest balance machines are able to measure rims (without the tire mounted) and find the heavy spot again... so not a big deal if it washes off.


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... ?techid=17

Original Equipment (OE) tire suppliers are required to mark the tire's "high point" while OE wheel manufacturers mark the wheel's "low point." This helps the vehicle manufacturer match mount combinations that maximize new car ride quality while reducing the amount of balancing weight.

[ImStricken06]

yeah, ive been out of the auto business for quite awhile now.. i was thinking of the old steel rims when i mentioned it. thats how we used to mark them.
the latest balance machines are able to measure rims (without the tire mounted) and find the heavy spot again... so not a big deal if it washes off.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... ?techid=17

ya, you can punch, bang, and toss around steel rims all day long... but these dinky "pretty" aluminum ones are fussier than paris hilton lol

[jcircus]

I'm betting paris hilton would enjoy a good punch, bang and toss? :P

[ImStricken06]

I'm betting paris hilton would enjoy a good punch, bang and toss? :P

id hit it like a chihuahua lol

[darylzero]

. you could always remove it, and make some kind of tiny punch mark instead? just let the tire shop know what you did when servicing the tires/wheels.

You don't have to worry about this blue dot. I will disappear after two three car washes.
You don't have to "punch" your rim, to replace the blue paint, because it is just a quality control mark.
You don't have to let the guys at the tire shop to know you have to much time to waste and to few problems in your life...

These blue dots are my least concern about my car. I seriously don't understand how people pay attention to those tiny details and make them a problem...

I just didn't know why they would do it and my "dots" are much bigger. I've lived with it for 3 years so it's not some huge deal to me but I wanted to know why they would do that on a brand new car.
I've had my Rogue for 3 years and many car washes and scrubbed it myself, that s*** ain't coming off.
So if you had that tiny detail on your hood you would be ok with it?

[Rogue One]

. you could always remove it, and make some kind of tiny punch mark instead? just let the tire shop know what you did when servicing the tires/wheels.

You don't have to worry about this blue dot. I will disappear after two three car washes.
You don't have to "punch" your rim, to replace the blue paint, because it is just a quality control mark.
You don't have to let the guys at the tire shop to know you have to much time to waste and to few problems in your life...

These blue dots are my least concern about my car. I seriously don't understand how people pay attention to those tiny details and make them a problem...

[Rogue One]

I'm betting paris hilton would enjoy a good punch, bang and toss? :P

id hit it like a chihuahua lol

[jcircus]

I just didn't know why they would do it and my "dots" are much bigger. I've lived with it for 3 years so it's not some huge deal to me but I wanted to know why they would do that on a brand new car.
I've had my Rogue for 3 years and many car washes and scrubbed it myself, that s*** ain't coming off.
So if you had that tiny detail on your hood you would be ok with it?

I hear what your saying darylzero. it bothers me too... I still have those ugly blue dots, after more than a dozen washes.
I think the common concenses is, you can safely remove them (although in our case it may take a little elbow grease). just ignore the peanut gallery, they don't know what they are talking about.

[darylzero]

I just didn't know why they would do it and my "dots" are much bigger. I've lived with it for 3 years so it's not some huge deal to me but I wanted to know why they would do that on a brand new car.
I've had my Rogue for 3 years and many car washes and scrubbed it myself, that s*** ain't coming off.
So if you had that tiny detail on your hood you would be ok with it?

I hear what your saying darylzero. it bothers me too... I still have those ugly blue dots, after more than a dozen washes.
I think the common concenses is, you can safely remove them (although in our case it may take a little elbow grease). just ignore the peanut gallery, they don't know what they are talking about.

lol